Hi! Newbie here!

[SarahWorksAtHome]

Hey, I'm Sarah. I have had anxiety issues my entire life but wasn't diagnosed with severe anxiety and panic disorder until 2007 when I was 23. I currently am only taking Celexa for general anxiety and depression and try to just get through each attack as it comes. It limits my life a lot. I am unable to work outside the home. I freak out so easily. I miss out on so much. Grateful to have found a support forum where maybe I can find some comfort from people who understand what daily life is like for me. I also have fibromyalgia.

 

[Moroccanbeauty2266]

Hi there Sarah!


Nice to meet you. I am new in this forum as well.


I have been diagnosed with anxiety in 2004. I have never taken medication for it but many of my family members take them.


Yes, this forum is a great support.


I look forward to your contributions.

 

[RichE8475]

Hi Sarah, it is nice to meet you. My name is Richie, and have dealt with anxiety/agoraphobia for most of my life. The only drawback to taking medications, at least from my experience, is once on something that works you do not want to let go, Thus adding something else to get anxious over. I hope that you have a support system, because if it were not for my mother I would probably be living under a bridge. A lot of people do not understand what it is like to panic unless they go through it themselves. There have been many times doctors have accused me of drug seeking, or friends saying I only had them to have attention. Anxiety is not something I would want anyone to go through. I live alone with my dog, Max, in a house next door to my parents. There are good days, then there are really bad days. I hope you are able to find the answers you need, and you are able to find some peace.

 

[SarahWorksAtHome]

Thanks to both of you for sharing your struggles and for welcoming me! I've been getting a little feel around the board, lurking a little and feel like this is a great support resource!